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Occupational Safety Management and Engineering, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (June 14, 2000) © 2001

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For courses in industrial safety.

This classic text offers a practical, contemporary approach to accident prevention—based on legal, management, and technical aspects of the application of system safety engineering to industrial safety.

  • NEW - Two chapters have been added—Chapter 18, Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chapter 26, Confined Space Entry.

    • Provide managers and safety professionals with basic and essential information on these hot topics. Ex.___

  • NEW - Other chapters have been revised to include current topics—Such as software safety analysis, workplace violence, process safety management, nuclear waste, behavior-based safety, and various legal issues.

    • Gives the reader basic management and engineering knowledge on these varied topics. Ex.___

  • NEW - Other chapter contents have been revised to include new information regarding workers' compensation and workers' compensation fraud; fault tree analysis; hearing protection, environmental protection, and fire protection; the aging workforce, workers with disabilities; bloodborne pathogens; ergonomics; OSHA violation policy; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; system safety analysis; wireless radiation hazards.
  • NEW - and updated data and statistics.

    • Gives the manager and engineer a broad basis that is essential to be effective. Ex.___

  • NEW - 54 references have been added—New regulations, other texts, journal articles, and various other publications are cited.

    • Provide sources for further reading on the additional or modified material of this edition. Ex.___

  • Two chapters have been added—Chapter 18, Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chapter 26, Confined Space Entry.

    • Provide managers and safety professionals with basic and essential information on these hot topics. Ex.___

  • Other chapters have been revised to include current topics—Such as software safety analysis, workplace violence, process safety management, nuclear waste, behavior-based safety, and various legal issues.

    • Gives the reader basic management and engineering knowledge on these varied topics. Ex.___

  • Other chapter contents have been revised to include new information regarding workers' compensation and workers' compensation fraud; fault tree analysis; hearing protection, environmental protection, and fire protection; the aging workforce, workers with disabilities; bloodborne pathogens; ergonomics; OSHA violation policy; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; system safety analysis; wireless radiation hazards.
  • and updated data and statistics.

    • Gives the manager and engineer a broad basis that is essential to be effective. Ex.___

  • 54 references have been added—New regulations, other texts, journal articles, and various other publications are cited.

    • Provide sources for further reading on the additional or modified material of this edition. Ex.___



 1. Accident Losses.


 2. Liabilities and Safety Legislation.


 3. Workers' Compensation.


 4. OSHAct and Its Administration.


 5. Standards, Codes, and Other Safety Documents.


 6. Engineers and Safety.


 7. Management and its Responsibilities.


 8. The Changing Roles of Safety Personnel.


 9. Personnel.


10. Promoting Safe Practices.


11. Appraising Plant Safety.


12. Hazards and their Control.


13. Planning for Emergencies.


14. Accident Investigations.


15. Safety Analysis.


16. Acceleration, Falls, Falling Objects, and Other Impacts.


17. Mechanical Injuries.


18. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders.


19. Heat and Temperature.


20. Pressure Hazards.


21. Electrical Hazards.


22. Fires and Fire Suppression.


23. Explosions and Explosives.


24. Hazards of Toxic Materials.


25. Environments.


26. Confined Space Entry.


27. Radiation.


28. Vibration and Noise.


29. Computers and Safety.

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